Equality Index ? | 66 / 100 | 43 / 100 | Not enough data |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 52 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 35 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion | |||
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Gay People in Public Office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | Region not surveyed | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 45% Good place 45% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | |||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2016 | Legal Since 2007 | Unknown |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2003 | Not legal Since 1972 | Unknown |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship | Unknown |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2016 | No protections Since 1972 | Unknown |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | Sexual orientation only Since 2017 | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 | No protections Since 1972 | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 2021 | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal | N/A | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2016 | Equal Since 2008 | Unknown |
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